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07/05/11 Among the major findings from the Legislative Auditor's report and the Duluth News Tribune's investigation of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program:
06/07/11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state Legislative Auditor's Office has released a scathing compliance audit of the town of Jonesboro's finances.
06/07/11 The state Legislative Auditor's Office has released a scathing compliance audit of the town of Jonesboro's finances.
05/03/11 Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera said Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has refused to hand over some information about a proposal to hire a private company to run a state worker health insurance program.
12/14/10 BATON ROUGE, La. -- The board charged with demolishing and disposing of hurricane-damaged homes bought by the state won't be able to finish the work on time or likely within the current budget, according to a review by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera. Purpera's office released a report Monday looking at the program overseen by the Louisiana Land Trust. The trust is in charge of dealing with ...
12/07/10 Parish Council could call in state Legislative Auditor to investigate.
08/22/10 The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office is investigating the UL Lafayette work records of former City-Parish Councilman Chris Williams.
06/29/10 GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Legislative Auditor says Grambling State University bought stocks with $2.6 million supposed to be used only for university facilities - and lost more than $1 million on it.
06/29/10 GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Legislative Auditor says Grambling State University bought stocks with $2.6 million supposed to be used only for university facilities - and lost more than $1 million on it. The News-Star reports that, according to an audit released Monday, the purchase broke both state law and Grambling's cash management policy. The report covers the fiscal year that ended ...
05/22/10 They're collecting the information for a Legislative Auditor's Study.
04/23/10 The Office of the Legislative Auditor is recommending the state develop data security standards when hiring outside contractors handling private data, in the wake of problems the state encountered with a Texas-based firm hired to do employment verification.
03/10/10 Times-Picayune archive'It is an audit you will want to read,' temporary Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera said Wednesday about the audit of New Orleans government agencies. State auditors should wrap up a comprehensive compliance audit of agencies in New Orleans city...
01/13/10 METAIRIE, La. -- Less than a week after Aaron Broussard stepped down as Jefferson Parish President, the parish has a new top officer. Former Louisiana Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot took the oath of office at Wednesday's parish council meeting. Broussard resigned on Friday amid growing allegations of public contract irregularities involving his former top aid Tim Whitmer. As a federal grand ...
01/11/10 Steve Theriot, former Legislative Auditor for Louisiana, is coming out of retirement for his new role in Jefferson Parish: interim president.
11/06/09 BATON ROUGE -- A long-running feud over the costs of audits of the Department of Insurance has been resolved with Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot writing off more than $232,600 in charges to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.
11/03/09 Jennifer Zdon / The Times-Picayune Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot, pictured in 2004. The review of the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency shows many of the 13,200 vehicles aren't needed, and the agency doesn't protect against employee abuse of a policy that lets them take cars home, said Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot's office.
11/03/09 Senate President Joel Chaisson and House Speaker Jim Tucker today announced the retirement of Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot, effective November 20, 2009.
11/03/09 Associated Press - November 3, 2009 11:44 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot, whose office reviews the financial books of state and local government agencies, is...
11/03/09 An announcement was made Tuesday morning that Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot will retire effective Nov. 20. Theriot has held the position since 2004.
10/14/09 BATON ROUGE -- The state Department of Insurance should not have made $29 million in incentive payments to encourage five insurance companies to move to the state and write policies before having all of the terms agreed upon, according to a 53-page study by Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot's office.
09/25/09 Minnesota's Legislative Auditor said the office of Attorney General Lori Swanson has a few minor lapses in internal bookkeeping. The report said. Swanson's office overall was run in adequate fashion. Auditors looked at the office from the beginning of Swanson's term in January 2007 through March of this year. Swanson is a Democrat. | 
